Get Rid of the Kitchen Desk!

So many kitchens have a "built-in" desk that has become unnecessary with the age of cell phones and internet. We are seeing a trend in converting the desk space to a wine rack and wine cooler. Signet Painting can execute this project from start to finish, including the carpentry necessary. See our latest project sequence below:

Finished Product!

The Standard Minnesota Golden Oak Refinished

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The Painter’s Wife Talks about the Economic Recovery

Is the economy recovering?

While I believe Signet Painting is a microcosm of the business universe; for the sake of a preface or disclaimer, my view of the economy is skewed by my industry segment (residential construction) and my geographic location. In other words, not everyone may agree with the following.

Let’s just dig right in. Have you ever had a serious bout of stomach flu? You rode the waves of nausea; up and down and up and down like giant swells on a vast sea. You were the dingy boat. You paid homage to the stool, and knelt there in utter disbelief that your body could experience so many awful sensations at the same time. You wondered if it would ever end. When it did, you crawled back to bed and something miraculous happened – you felt better. Maybe this is over, you said. Maybe it was just something I ate.

This momentary sense of well-being was like the crest at the top of the wave. The view was clear. The day might turn out bright, after all. And just when you thought things were better, you slid down the nausea slope, completely incapable of halting the descent, and found yourself, once again, in the abyss. Oh, please no, not this again!

I think you get the picture. At Signet Painting we see waves of new business come in the door and we rejoice. And then, nothing. Business volume runs a course of phases – up and down and up and down. 

So what does this mean? Well, last month, two large Twin Cities corporations announced lay-offs (General Mills and Medtronic – who added to their already planned number). Do you think these laid off people are going to have their homes painted in the near future?

Therefore, we have inconsistent waves. One week is slow and then, bam! - we hear news that a general contractor client is going to have us busy in the fall after selling several remodeling jobs. Is the economy weak? Is it nauseated? Will it recover?

I would love to hear my readers comments as well ~